The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-19

object on the part OF the Central Pacific people
is that they may enter into traffic agreement
with the Rio Grande and the c., B. e. @. for
through Eastern business
The Burton Srock-car Company loaded one OF
their newly patented cars with heavy horses, in
Boston for Chicago. on Saturday last The car
is Of an entirely different pattern from any they
have built heretofore, and contains many new
features
The Santa Fe Railway has issued circular
giving notice to all whom 1t may concern that
no sp:rituous, vinous malt liquors, not even
for mechanical, culinary. sacramental and sac
erdotal purposes. will be received for Indian
Territory points.
Tho Colorado Midland railway is now open for
travel from Colorado Springs to Buena Vista;
and as the bridge work which has delayed track
laying beyond Buena Vista will soon be COM
plete the llne will in a short time be extended
all the way to Leadville.
The Baltimore 81 Ohio deal is said to be fast
reaching an end. and conferences were being
held ali day yesterday between Sully, Ives,
Staynor and Garrett. to complete tho details. 1t
is said that everything has been arranged ex-
cept the statement for publication. This. men,
bers of tho syndicate say, will DO given out to-
day.
Nearly all the rats-sheets printed By the rail-
roads are in smaller type than the interstate
every purpose for which they were intended A
firm OF printers in Cincinnati which docs q large
amount OF this character OF printing has written
to tho commission to ask IL change is neces-
sary 1t says the sheets represent material
worth thousands OF dollars, which would be Of
use IL a change were ordered The commits
sion. through the chairman, has replied that IL
has power to vary the terms OF the act,
though, whom the purposes Of the law seemed to
be fully accomplished by the rate-Sheefs as
printed. no one on the com mission felt inclined
to interfere on his own motion.
The railway telegraph superintendents who
attended the sixth annual convention, held in
Boston, last week, have re turned, and report
having had very pleasant time. The various
systems OF electric signal and switching appar-
atus were discussed. The mem bership list now
numbers eighty-two persons, who rep
resent twenty-three different States. The
part of the oath which members of
the teegraphers' uniontake In which
they pledge themselves not to teach telegra phing
to any person, without the consent of the chief
telegrapher, was strongly denounced and there
general declaration Of an intention to take
the union until this clause was dropped.
The Pit.shurg people much enthused over
the prospects that the South Pennsylvania prof.
cot 10 to again be taken hold OF. IL is stated
the new move Is started by tho Vanderbilts.
who want TO get some return for the $1,9O0,000
they have already expended The original esti-
mate OF the cost OF construction was $l5. OO0,-
600. but the present estimate Is $40, 600. 000
When the first estimate was made labor. and
material were cheaper. Steel rails, which then
cost $27 per ton now costs $40. The promoters
OF the enterprise are confident that an Abund-
ance OF capital will not be lacking The tun-
nes said to be in az good condition as whom
work abandoned. about two years ago. and
the So, 500, 900 which was expended will not be
lost IL work Is resumed.